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| Cardiac
(Heart) Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma) |
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| Cardiac (Heart) Involvement Overview |
| The Heart in Scleroderma. The heart is one of the major organs involved in scleroderma, the involvement of which can be manifested by myocardial disease, conduction system abnormalities, arrhythmias, or pericardial disease. (Science Direct) Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America Volume 34, Issue 1, February 2008, Pages 181-190. |
| Cardiac abnormalities common in systemic sclerosis. Left and right heart diseases, including pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), left ventricular hypertrophy, and diastolic dysfunction, are frequently found in patients with systemic sclerosis. The Job Cure. (Reuters) 01/01/08. |
| Cardiac Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis: The Strongest Predictive Factor of Prognosis in Patients with Scleroderma. The results disclosed that most frequent cardiac manifestation at the initial evaluation of scleroderma is subclinical arrhythmia. More importantly, cardiac involvement at early stage of the disease is the strongest predictive factor for death. Sumiaki Tanaka. 13/13. ACR 2007. (Also see: Mortality and Prognosis) |
| Cardiac involvement in systemic inflammatory diseases. Modern sophisticated imaging techniques reveal cardiac abnormalities in most of these diseases and the reported frequency of cardiac involvement ranges widely depending upon the applied diagnostic methods and selection of patients. European Heart Journal. Vol 28, No 15 Pp. 1797-1804. (Also see: Autoimmunity) |
| Organ Involvement-Induced Disability In Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) . SSc-related disability is clinically significant and is mostly related to joint, cutaneous and cardio-pulmonary involvement, as well as to the disease-induced fatigue. C. Mihai. AB0514 EULAR 2007. (Also see: Skeletal, Skin, and Pulmonary Involvement) |
| American Heart Association statement recommends doctors change approach. Many doctors should change the way they prescribe pain relievers for chronic pain in patients with or at risk for heart disease based on accumulated evidence that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), with the exception of aspirin, increase risk for heart attack and stroke. EurekAlert! 02/26/07. (Also see: Medications) |
| Cardiac (Heart) Symptoms |
| Cardiac
(Heart) Symptoms. Common symptoms of heart failure include
breathing difficulties, fatigue and exercise intolerance,
and coughing. ISN. |
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| Antiphospholipid Syndrome
and Heart Disease |
| Antiphospholipid
Syndrome (APS) and Heart Disease. ISN. |
| Systemic Scleroderma
Heart Involvement |
| Systemic
Scleroderma Cardiac (Heart) Involvement. The systemic
forms of scleroderma can cause cardiac (heart) problems.
One of the earliest symptoms reported by diffuse systemic
scleroderma patients is heart irregularities. ISN. |
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| Complications with
Systemic Scleroderma Heart Involvement |
| Complications
with Systemic Scleroderma Cardiac (Heart) Involvement include
atrioventricular heart block, cardiogenic shock, myocardial
infarction, and skeletal myopathy. ISN. |
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| Diagnosis of Systemic
Scleroderma Cardiac (Heart) Involvement |
| Diagnosis
of Systemic Scleroderma Cardiac (Heart) Involvement. It
is common for patients with systemic scleroderma to develop
heart involvement even without any overt cardiac symptoms,
so mandatory assessment of systemic scleroderma heart
involvement requires a thorough baseline screening and follow-up
monitoring. Diagnostic tests for scleroderma heart involvement
may include CT scans, echocardiography, Holter monitoring,
and MRI's. ISN. |
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| Treatments for Systemic
Scleroderma Heart Involvement |
| Treatments
for Systemic Scleroderma Cardiac (Heart) Involvement include
Bosentan, and calcium channel blockers such as nicardipine
(Cardene) and nifedipine (Adalat, Procardia). ISN. |
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| Research about Systemic
Scleroderma Heart Involvement |
| Research
about Systemic Scleroderma Heart Involvement. Topics
include antibodies, autoimmunity, case studies, and causes
of scleroderma heart involvement. ISN. |
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| Patient & Caregiver
Stories: Cardiac (Heart) Involvement |
| Patient
and Caregiver Stories: Cardiac (Heart) Involvement. ISN. |
| Anastasia:
Surviving Granddaughter of a Diffuse Scleroderma Patient Traveling
to a different hospital finally we heard scleroderma... |
| Angela
S: Overlap Syndrome I am twenty-five years old and
I was diagnosed with polymyositis and scleroderma, rheumatoid
arthritis, mitral valve prolapse, a heart murmur, and pericarditis... |
| Angiola:
Progressive Systemic Scleroderma (Italy) I would very
much like to find other people that find themselves in a
similar situation... |
| Read
more stories... |
| Related Books |
| Mayo
Clinic on High Blood Pressure. Sheldon, Md Shep (Editor),
Sheldon G. Sheps, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. A family medical
book with daily menus, diet, six-step fitness plan, managing
medications, issues for women, home monitoring, and more. |
